Szerző Daniel Kiecol
In hardly any other country did painting reflect the search for a national self-image as clearly as in the USA. From the colonial era to the landscape paintings of the Hudson River School and the confrontation with European Modernism, the entire loth…
Born in Venice, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo rose to become one of the most important artists of the 18th century. He found great clients not only in Italy, but also in Würzburg. His frescoes in the Würzburg Residenz, which congenially integrate…
In the 1860s, a style of painting emerged in Paris which fundamentally called into question the artistic concepts that had been prevalent in academies up to that time. Impressionist artists such as Monet, Renoir, and Degas now focused on their impression…
Art Nouveau: elegantné ornamenty a zmyselné ženy. Takmer žiadny iný umelec sa v tomto štýle neukázal väčším virtuózom, tak ako Alfonz Mucha. Kniha obsahuje najkrajšie plagáty tohto českého umelca, ale aj mnohé menej známe diela ako olejomaľby a nástenné…
Secese je synonymem pro elegantní ornamenty a smyslné ženy. Jen málokterý umělec by dokázal hrát na tuto strunu s větší virtuozitou než Alfons Maria Mucha. Objevte svět nejen jeho nejkrásnějších plakátům ale také méně známých děl, jako olejomalby, návrhy…
Vědkyně, umělkyně a objevitelka: obrazy květin, motýlů a nejrůznějších druhů hmyzu, působivě barevné a plné propracovaných detailů, jež po sobě zanechala Marie Sibylla Merianová (1647-1717), nepřestávají dodnes fascinovat. Tato kniha přináší výběr z…
Stal se zakladatelem moderního sochařství a umění pro něj bylo důležitější než cokoli jiného. Vytvořil sochy, které se těší nesmrtelné slávě, mezi jinými Polibek, Myslitele a Občany Calais. Jmenovaná díla, stejně jako řada dalších, jsou v této knize…
For thousands of years and in many cultures people have been inspired by mosaics. Whether the stylistically reduced pebble mosaics of the Greeks or the golden splendor of the Byzantine churches--their stylistic diversity is just as great as the diversity…
The baroque period spanned the whole of Europe from 1600 to 1780. Beginning with Italian artists who brought drama to painting through dynamic compositions and pronounced contrasts between light and dark, the baroque was later exported by countless artists…
During the origin of Renaissance painting in Italy, a world view was revived that enabled man to determine his own existence. In painting, new themes developed along with an orientation toward representing reality. This naturalism was influenced by Dutch…
The period between 1750 and the end of the 19th century was a time of upheaval. Industrialization in England, the French Revolution, Napoleon and the formation of states in Germany and Italy are just a few historical events that define this period. All…